Marino said the entire cart path will get a new layer of asphalt. Some sections will be widened and curbing will be added in some areas near tees and around the clubhouse and driving range.
“We’ve never re-done the cart paths,” Marino said, noting that Yankee Trace opened 18 years ago.
City Manager Greg Horn said this year’s phase of the project will cost $177,000.
Yankee Trace has a third nine that is much newer and not in need of cart path repair at this time.
Mercedes Golf Center visiting NCR course
The Mercedes Benz Performance Center, a state-of-the-art golf equipment fitting center used at PGA Tour events, will be at NCR Country Club on Monday. It will have come down from the PGA Championship at Rochester, N.Y.
The public is invited to stop at the club and visit the Mercedes van from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ohio Team picked for USGA event
Cathy Jefferson of Dayton will captain the Ohio team for the USGA Women’s State Team Championship at NCR Country Club Sept. 17-19.
On behalf of the Women’s Ohio State Golf Association she has selected Suzi Spotleson of Canton, Allison Schulz of Cincinnati and Shirley Vaughn of Akron as the three women who will make up the Ohio entry.
Spotleson is the only one who played two years ago, the last time the biennial tournament was held. Jefferson expected to be a non-playing captain in 2011 but wound up playing when team member Annie Miles withdrew after qualifying for the LPGA Tour. The Ohio team finished 34th.
“It was incredibly hot and humid,” Jefferson said, “but it was a great experience.”
Host Georgia won with a team that included a 14-year-old (who was medalist) and a 17-year-old in its lineup. Jefferson said Ohio high school golfers cannot compete if their teams are in season
Ohio won the competition in 2003 when it was held at the Wellesley (Mass.) Country Club. This will be the first time the tournament has been held in Ohio.
Dayton women win Tri-City matches
Playing at Riviera Golf Club in Dublin last week, Dayton won the annual Tri-City competition with Columbus and Cincinnati for the fourth time in six years.
The 15-player Dayton team organized by Cathy Ingersoll scored 271½ points to edge Columbus (270) and Cincinnati (268).
The Dayton team was led by Madison Musick, who won the 2013 Dayton District Golf Association Match Play Championship, and Grace Nikolai, winner of the DDWGA stroke play competition.
Other members of the Gem City contingent were: Christine Hoy, Laura Murray, Mikaela Hadaway, Cathy Jefferson, Tee Pazitney, Jamie Witt, Daryl Nels, Mary Rose Metter, Peg Wynkoop, Penny Bitzer, Gabby Marcum, Jamie Kruithoff and Becky Krakowski.
Two MVGA events on the horizon
Teams have begun to form for the Miami Valley Golf Association’s annual Mixed Metropolitan Championship which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Troy Country Club. The entry deadline is Aug. 14.
The Senior Metropolitan Championship also will be held in Miami County. The 36-hole stroke play event is scheduled for Piqua Country Club on Sept. 5-6. The entry deadline for that one is Aug. 26.
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